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SEVENTH GUA.~tLEGISLATUaE
1963 (FIllST) 1egular Session
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\ .•••• Territorial Law Libra:r~. ,\. ~,1"1 San Ramon Rd.AN ACT TO TIlE ~VERN~~B.B8i Guam. 96910
Thi::; is to cerd fy that 0111 No. 89, "An Act to pro-~idc for the =cau13tion of the practice of nursing;
to :)rovide for a iJoi:1rd of Nurse Examiners and todefine the powers and duties of the l3oard, includinglicensure of prnctitioners of nursing and establish-~cnt ~f standards for eouc3tioD::Il programs preparingfor nursing practice, and to prescribe penalties for
':iol:1tions of tIle ?rovisions of this Act", was on the26t.h dGY of April, 1%3, duly and requl arty passed.
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Legislative Secretary
This Act was received by the Governor thisof YJ'LC
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.:)~fJt:'l1! C.Jl~ UGlSL\:-u.it..•.~ (;7EC:;-;) ~c:Uc-d. and 0}r.c~ Chaptf,r ~. Title Un!I. is hereby f!nl:ctec, to4 II re~d as !olloit:o;
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S!;ctbn Z72[;J. r.u"pose. In order ti) SofeiJ'iiard life and
h~~l:~. ~nl pcrs~n pr3ctiding or oi!erjn~ to practica;
A. ~ro!c~slon~l ncr.loij;or
£1. pr:!Gtl c~l nurs1:19 as a Ii censod pracU c,~l
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in Gu~~ for CCSr~~$atior.,5hall bOCQa!teI be requir~ to subw1~
eVldcnce that he or she is qualified 10 to practico. nnd shall
00 licensed IUlder the provla!onl of t.bis Act:
n. to prscticc or to otter to practl~ pro!c8siouel
nurtir.g in thlG territory; or
b. to use any sign_ card Of device to indicate that
sceh p~r&on t, e protelsional r~lstercdnurseor 11cens~d pra~tlo.l Durso.
$CGt!Qn 27201. Dc!inStlons.
a. Donrd •• i!Hi:arl$ tho Guam BoArd 1)£ Nunc ExOiUiners.
b. Practice of Nut,lug
1. The practice of profossional DQlsJug means
tho per!otmancc tor compensation o£ aDY
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dct ir: th" abserrtit:an, care and
counsel Qr the ill. injured or infiIm.
or in the maintenance ~t heal~h or
pre?entloD ot illness of ~~bcr~. ~~ ~a ~~
~n~~r7i~i~nand t~~~i~~ ~f ~~~cr ~~~3nnel.
or ~ht> ad;:1iahtrntLln of set!ic~LlonG ~nff
tre.:"'Uo:lt~ a~ ?rescri h-ed by a U~(~s~d
pb1Sician ~r 11~en.cddG~lst: ~~i~ing
sub.tuUa! $pe~i8lized JUdg:JUt and skill
and based 08 knowlodge and 8pplic~t:on of
the prlna1ples of biological. p~~ical nnd
locial .CieD~e. The foregoing sball Dot ~
deeoed to include nets of modical dlagnosi~
or prcscript10a of therapeutic or corrective
measures.
2. rraetlce of practical nursing ~ans the per-
!ormance for conpensation of iel~ted aC~a
In the care of ~he 111, injured. or l~irs
under the direction of n rcqistercd pro-
fudoccl Durse or 3 licensed physIcian or
• 11ceased deDtls~. and not re~Jir1a9 the
substantial specializod skill. Judgzacutand
knoIrled~ requl red in professi~d nursing.
Section 27202. Board 01 Nursing.
G. Appointment. Term of Office ad &emoval From OffIce.
The GoYernor .hell appo1Dt. a board COIIstsUno of
Dot leiS tbnn 3 registered professional Durse
members. one of wboftl 1101 bo engaged in practical
JWl"s1ng educatIon. Provided. Boweye~.tbt tbe
present aembers of tbe Gum Board or Ntanc
ExaUnen, holdiD{1 office uder the prod.Iou
o! PublIc I..mf 76. Ftnt Guam Legislature.
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p~rtaininv t;) tlit: pructice of nU!:l::g :::':'.311
serYe GS m~~cr$ of.the ao~rd until t~~ expit~-
tion of their rc~~cctivo terms ~r ~~ll! their
succes&ors tmve: hc~n o~~~inted •.. Uti; t~:2i )f
nffi ce for oc::ilic::'~of the ~Jl.'!a:d:::!~~:.l.,~}~! ;J'e:::\r£i.
Ho :"H;!;1hnt' !;!'.ali :,C ~rf'')l r:tc-ri t~ ~~:~! ~;~:1 iW;J
ccmSCCiIt~~~ "t.bi p Qf an ECC3ro1nlng
&~rd cfiuscd by dcnth, resignAtion. r('7:o"!.u. or
otherwise, r.hcll he filled lor the periGQ of thG
unexpi rC?d tcrtJ j n the srae nnnner as or! q1f!31
nppolntracnts.
On Dr beCore .1uly ht or en(\b year and-:Iot any !)thcr
tJrna when th9re i£ a vacaNcy on tbe Oonrd of Nurse
tx=1RPrs. the Hoaret shnll n.bmt t w t!~oGovern:)):
n 11£t of its membors suitable tor appointment in
number not lC£5 than twitc th~ number of vncun~!e$
to be (Jlled. The Governor ~ay r~vc any m~Jbcr
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!t001 the Board for neglect of ~117 duty 2'cq:Jlred '::11
the law ~r for incompe~encJ Qr u.n~roic5~ional or
di shonor3bl e conduct .•
b. -Vualiflcati3ns of 30nrd M~j~r
1. Education
(~) Gr3du~ti~n tr~~ n State A~redited
educational prQgr~~ for th~ pre~ar3tior.
of ~ractitioneIS of profc!sional
Durshg; and
(b) Gr3duation from n recoanized college.
preferably with n mnjor in the lield
of nursing educ.stio11; and"
2. l.iunsure
(0) Be a registered nurse i~ Gu~ or bo
eligible for such licensure: and
3. Experi ence
(a) Have been act! vely cn~nQedin the
practice of nursing for & period of !lv~
ye~rs Just prior to his appointmont; and
(b) Hovo had at least two ye4rs experience
dnce graduation- - in adnlnistration or
teaohing in an educational program to
prepare practItioners of nursing.
c. Duties and Powefa
Tho Board shall meet annually in the month or January
and shall elect trom 1ts members a ohaiman and a
vice chairman. It may hold Juch other meetings
during the year 8S may be doemed necessary to
trnnsact it. business. A majority of the Boardincluding one otflecr. sball constitute a qvorum
at any meeting. The Boord is authorized tos
1. Adopt and. from time to timet ravlse such rules
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nnd tcg-ul at! ODS not iJ'.Iconsi stent wi th t.he h":1•.•~$ may he necess2ry to ~nable 1~ ~o carry ir.tu
c!:tee1. the p:rovislot1s of thi 5 ;\ct.; 3.l!d
2. Prc$cribG- od teti:! Me st;mua:'ds Ear aduc~t.im,d
pro~r~~s preparing p~rsons tor licensuro under
tbis Act; aad
~ Provido tor surveys at such progr~g at suGb
times as it may doem necessary. mld
.4. Approve sueh progr3W$ as oeet ~~~ r~~~il~nts
of thi s Act and of the Board: and
5. fffinyor u1thdraw approval tr~ educational l}r~
gra~s {or failure to meet prescribed cr1terl~
Qr oth~r stoudnrds; and
6. Examine, license, and renew the licenses of
daly qualified applicants; and
7. Issue a temporary work pemit as cescr1bcd
in Section 27203. h.3; and
8. Conduct kearln~s upon charges calling for
rllscipllno oC licensee; and
9. Heve the power to iSiue subpoenas, ~nd c~~cl
th6 Bttendance of witftcSSQs. and administer
this Aot nnd havG power to Inc~r such necessary~
ooths to peraons givIng t&stl~D1 at henring~.
and may enforce cOQpliance upon application
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to tho Island Court; and
Cause tbe prosecution of all persoDs
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exp~n.es in procuring necessAry witnesses
therafon and
11. Y£ep n record of all its proceedings; oDd
12. ~ake an annu61 report to the Govern~r; and
13. Apyoint and employ a qualified porion who shall
not be n member of the board to sorve as
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for executive ot!lcerl ~r.d
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The cxccutl1c o!tleor shall meet all the qU81i£leQtiGtl~1
Ifor Board r:!c::mbers.
de Com~n$8t.jon
Section 21203. Registered Nurse
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Employ neh other persons as: may be ne~esnari15.
~rs ot the 80ard shall reeeiyc no cempensation
Q$ sucb, but shall be reimbursed tor necessary
expenses incurred in the discharge ot offIcial ~~tiea.
a. Qualification of Applicant
A~ applicant for a licens~ to practice pr~rcsslonal
bursiag sbull submit to the Board written evidcnccf
vor1tied by oath, that said applicant.
1. Is ot good moral cbareGterf sad
2. Hni completed en approved {ogr-,ear high
sohool couno of ctu!y or the equivalent
t.bereo! as approved hy the Boardz and
3. Hal completed the required accredited pro-
tesalOAs1 nur.ing educat148 program aDd holds
a diplo::lB.
b. LICCJSso
1. By Ex~lDatlonz
tho applicant sh~ll be required tG pass Q
written examination on SU~. suhJect8 QS the
Boord may determIne. £ftch Widttcn cxCS;linatiou
may be supplemented by on oral ~nQt1an.
Upon aucce$s!ully possing snab examination.
the Boord sholl issue to the applicant Q
licenle to praotice professional nursing
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~ ~ regi$t€red nur~e.
2. 13yEndol'Sl.lfl1cnt 1
The Board may issue a license ta prncticc pr~
tesslonal nursing at s registered ~ursc by
endQrscmeat to an applicant ~o h~s ~en duly
licensed 08 Q regIst.ered nurse wtoor the l~m
ot another state. territory. or foreign country.
if in tbe opinion of the 8Gard the gpplic~~t
meets the qualifications recps!red ot registered
nurses in this territory at tho time of
graduation.
3. Work Perm!t:
A work permit shall be lssu6d to ~r!on$ Nh~
bave completed requirements and applIed for
licensure either by examination or by endorse-
ment. Tenure of the uork perm!t shall !'KItexceed three mauths fr~ the time of appli~~ti~n.
4. 8T Waiver:
Application for liccnse under this provision
must be made beforc six m3nths. in ordor to
apply tor licensuro by waiver. T~ Bo3rd m~y
Issue 3 liccnsu to practice as a reglstor6d
Burse to any person who shall gU~t to the
Board. written evldc~ce. verificd by ~uth.
that saId applicant!
(0) Is ol a Good moral GhQfnatorl and
(b) Has practIced professional nursing in
Gu~ within tbe yoar immodiately proceding
the e!fectivc data of this Aet; and
(c) HaB completed an oc~t~blo (~ determined
br tne Bo~rd) professional nurslna
education program in any utatc.
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«t) HiI!J pas$cd an !:."("li'"dn~ti,~rt1 !:r~'~~c.hl1iit:\...,
tetc!) by t.1'1i: Gu:.~ 3~.:m'fG i';f. N:~;:'5i?
t:).:~.::iI1c;rs. t~~l,.,ll}p or i~;i;;r':., 1;1 ~~ E.tIr~2i r=--:!'..'Cd H.{3 t!.crJ!}!.1~u·n!erl ~~~'€tt.;;'(,;V tel ,n.';£.cllc~"'--' ~...
nu-rzing 01$ ob$~r-rcd ~!.1cl V(:::,l.!.'1t;;;\by thol>
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2. ay Endorsement:
The Board ~ay issue a license to p~u~tiec ~ n
licensed practical nurse by en~~~~Q~~ut to Utly
applicaflt who he:} Otten d.:ly ll(':€"!>~lt :>r
registered :is Q liecns&d prnctlca! nurse 3f
~ person cot! tled to perfoft1i drail.o1: tCrvtCC-5
under a different title. under Im~~ uf ~nQt~vr
$t«1te. territory or foreign CO\tliU)'. if hi the.:
o~lnlon of the Board the appllc~nt m~cts t:'~
requi ~ee!'ts for licensed prn~tical t!ttrsc5 il1
GIla.-n.
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'£ho tll'pl1CMt applying for a l1ceus6 by exmnin&tlou
or. endorsement to prGctiee as a lleGns~~practicnl
nurse, shall pay a toe ot $5.00 to the Do~rd. A
fee of $5.00 shall be paid for eacb re-cx&.mination.
d. 1Jrttc:ticnl Nurses Licensed Under a h'erlous tUi¥
,;1.n1person holding Q license or certifioate or
rocristration to practice nursIng as a licensed
p!:a~tleal nurse, previously hSUQd by the Board
under tbe previous law. whicb is valid on the
cI!~ctlve date of tbis Act, Iball thctea!t~r be
d~(!mGdt.o be l1ccnaod as n practical nur$C under
the provisions ot this Act.
u~ Titlo Gad AbbrcvIation
Any person ~o holds a 11~nBe to pr~ctieG as a
licensed practical nursc in this territory shall
hl1ve tbe right to use the tl tla ·r..icen~~dlrncUeal
Nuuc' Dndthe abbredst10n ·L..P.N.· NObther
person sholl a.8ume suoh title or uee su¢h
abbreviatioG or any other words, letters. signs,
or devices to indicate that the porson nsing tho
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1. The lleens.l;J of every ;:erson licensed under tor;
prfJvhions of this Act r;hall expire on the
thirtietb d131 or June and s}ulll be l$.nC\ri·cd
~~nunllj. tach licensee shall be notifIed ~t
lean two months in advance of expir:Ithm dat€!
by the &J~rd. The Board sball mall an ~pplic~ti~~
fm: rene\val aur! It!] the current ye~r. Tha f)ppHc~ut
i'h.:tll fill in the applioation bla."1k$nG. retttrn itt
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to the practice of nursing, to elevate the standards
of nursing, and to promote the educational and pro-
fessional $tandards of nurses and nursing in this
territory. Expenditures from the Fund sball be made
upon wri t ten reql.1i s1 ti on of the chai rrnan of theBoard and attested by the Secretary for the payment
of all expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of said sections. but in no event shall the total
expenses therefor exceed the total fees collected
and deposited to the credit of said fund_ The
comptroller shall report to the Board quarterly
the ronount of monies in the fund.
Section 27207. Nursing Education Pragrams~
a. Application for Approval
An institution desiring to conduct a nursing
education program to prepare professional or
practical nurses shall apply to the Board and
submit evidence that:
1. It is prepared to onrry out a sound pro-
fe&sional nursing education progrD..1JJ which
will prepare the graduate of that program
to practicei or practical nursing program
which will prepare graduates of that
program to practioe practical nursing
as it i$ defined in this law. as the
case may be. and
2. It is prepared to meet such other standards
as shall be established by this 1my and by
'the 1300.rd •.
b. Survey
A survey of the institution and its entire nursing
education program shall be made by the executive
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c.~ml~H 00 ::13t!l' and 5ur:h f(jct i~ ccrtt [1 ed on
oi;ith by ~y pcr$~:': auth:Jril.cd to tJ1;;.k~ su~h
scr';i ce, the i:xCCtH.l '1~ Dffi Cf;tr of iJw i5~;)rd
~hall c~u~c ta be publi$h~d r.notia~ ~f 5U~~
hearing once in e~ch of til!'f:O COflsF.:cutlvc weeks.
the 1:.15t of Hhlch S~31l b
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nursina and ~oy in$tituto or ca~50 to be
111$\1 t~ts(l and prosecuted proceedings tor thG
rovocation of th~ l1conso under inclusive. i!the person charged b~ n pcrs~n liconsed to pr~cti~~
nursing under this chapter.
Section Z1209. £xecpti~n!.
This Act does not prohibits
a. Tb~ t'urnishina of rmruing nuhtnnce in tu1
C!mcr~enc1.
b. The prnctlco of nut$ing ~hich la an 1ntQ~ral
part of a student's eQdcatlonal pf~ whilo
enrolled in Q nuralQg educ~tl~ procr:sm
Oi:crodl ted by the [k)tn:d .•
c. The prnctlc~ of any legally qualified nursc
of Mother &tnte who h ~lo,yod by the Unl tc>t:!
Stat~a Government or Qny bureau. division or
agency thctGO£. wh11e in the discharge ~!hisor her ortichil dutle,.
d. The practice of nursing by one who has applied
for and mot tequlr~mcntB for lioensure. employed
to be under the genera! supervision ot a
r~gllter~d pr~fossi&na1 nurse and hGlding a
permlt from tbo Board to do this.
Section 27210, Violation of Act - Penalties.
It sball be a micdcmcanor tor any person (inelud1ng
aDY corporation, Gssoo!atlon or indivlcfual) to:
Q. Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish any
diplOQ«. lio~n~c renewal ~r record ¢r aid Qr
abet thQreln: or
b. Practice nur61ng 0$ dcthod by this I\ct under
covet of MY d1plol'.)n, Bee.noe. Q~ record illc-gally
or troudulently obtained O~ signed ot hsucd
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u-ulawfully Qr undet ftaud~lent rGpnn~entatiOll; or
c. Pt'u.:tico professlonal nursinfJ u..~ (ffif.!nccl by this
l~ct unleu duly llccltscd to do :to llfHkr the
rro7isiono of thIs Act. or
c. t:'$0 1n canncction 1'.1t10 JUs or her nt'P.M~ uny
de£lgnntlon tendluu to i~ly that be fir she 16
a licensed reghtere-d Durso or i) li~nf)·r:d
prnctlcal Durse unless duly lIcensed ~~ to
pr~ct1 cc ui1d~r tbe pr:Jvhlons of this: l\ctJ or
&. Prectlce profes!lQntl nursing dQrln~ the time
h.1s or ?ler Hunn" issued under the pr~vhlon1J
a! this A.ct shall b~ lSuspend~d or rev\Jt:&d; or
{. Conduct a nursIng edl1catlon progratJ l
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~onstitute a violation.
Such ~isdQ~e~nors gball be proGccutcd by the
~ttornry Gc~crc! in the nD~e of t~c pcaFID of
tIrc t(·rri tory of Gut::n; prev! Qed. hDWCV~'!i"t that
nott.il:S in this H:ctioti shall oe int~rpr~)tcd
to prC'lc~t or bpe